Improved fastening for railway-rails



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` WGEQEGE 'sH'AfrswEnn or rWAUKrealt, ILLINoIs-AssIGNoR To HIMSELE p .AND ELIJAH M. HAINES, OF SAME PLA-CE.

iiviP'RvE-D FASTENING FoR RAILWAY-RIULS-JV 'Speciicationl forming part of LLetters Patent No. 102,873, dated May 10, 187G.

' To a/ZZ whom it may concern/ Beit known that I, GEORGE SHATSWELL, of Waukegamin the State of Illinois, have in 1 vented certain Improvements in Fastenings' for Railway-Rails, of which the following is a specification. l v

The nature and object of the invention is to provide a simple, cheap, and efticient mea-ns,

ot' uniting or, joining the ends of rails on rail roads. 'f

Hithcrto greatdifficulty has existed in uniting the ends ot' rails, when placed in position, in a sufiiciently strongv manner to vresist the "ihcavy pressure thatis brought tol bear upon them by the passing train. This diiiculty is largely owing vto the contracting and expanding ofthe rails through the influence of cold and heat. f

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective lview of two ends of rails united or joinedin position. Fig. 2 is a section of a rail, showing one formof the side piece placed at the side ofthe rail, and also one form of the rccesses cut in' 'the iianges, and the way off-astening the side pieces to-the rails. Fig. 3 is a view ot' another form of side pieces and the yrecesses cut'in the upper and lower angc'. v

Idispense with the use of bolts andnuts in my fastenings.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in the differentd rawings.

A A are the-rails placed in position. B B is a side piece located on the side" of eachend of the rail, between the upper and lower anges, and resting in the recesses C C. There are two of these-one on cach side of the rails.

Next to andon either side of the stem there is c`ut a groove or recess in the upper and lower flange, as seen at C C, into which it the side pieces, B B. These recesses are cut closely to the stem, and suiciently, deep and of suicient length in the anges to give support to theside pieces, B B. These recesses are cut in each end yof the rail, and the side pieces tit into the recesses, and extend from one rail Ito another, and thus pass by the joint made by the uniting of the two rails, thus uniting the two rails and holding them together without the use of bolts or punching any holes through the rails,` as is done in the old method.

I can use asqnare recess or groove, as shown in Fig. 2, or around one` asis shown in Fig. 3.

vI can use a side piece in the forni shown in Fig. 2, or one Without a shoulder, as shown 1n Fig. 3.

1n constructing thisimprovement, the rail is made with the recess cutas before described.

The side pieces, B B; are inserted in thc ree cessesot' one rail, and are then slipped into' the recesses of the other rail,thus unitingthe two rails. Y f" It will readily be observed that the rail is left to freely contract and expand through the' influences of heat and cold, Vand at the same time the strength and cilect of this wegens of uniting or fastening the ends ot' the rails are not inthe least impaired.

.I make useof the ordinary rail, and rely upon grooves or recesses cut,- in the top and, ,bottoni iiangcs to make my fastenings.`

A fastening for.railwayjails, consisting of the side pieces or bars,- l l5, held against thc shank ofthe rails at their junction by the.

grooves c c c c inthe head and base ofthe ordinary rail, :is set forth.

GEORGE SHTSVELL.

Vitnesses:

JAMEs A. CowLEs, THos. ySAYLEs. 

